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title: Dictionaries.Parent Property (Word)
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- vbawd10.chm162268138
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- Word.Dictionaries.Parent
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# Dictionaries.Parent Property (Word)

Returns an  **Object** that represents the parent object of the specified **Dictionaries** object.


## Syntax

 _expression_ . **Parent**

 _expression_ Required. A variable that represents a **[Dictionaries](dictionaries-object-word.md)** collection.


## See also


#### Concepts


[Dictionaries Collection Object](dictionaries-object-word.md)

